Hello from
Humberside! I
thot I'd better blog & get caught up.
Saturday was a day for a drive. We went to
Olney. That is where John Newton's grave is located and the church where he was. We ate at a lovely little
delicatessen that was so quaint. The food was lovely! Stan is a regular visitor there when he brings the "tourists" through the area. We ate a traditional Ploughman. The plate consisted of ham, pork pie, salad, chutney, cheese, and bread.
On this trip we have seen a couple places relative to Pilgrim's Progress. Guess what is on my book list when I get home? Saturday we saw the cross representing where Pilgrim lost his burden. The other day we had seen House Beautiful.
Saturday night was a bit of fun...we watched National Treasure 2 and ordered Domino's. Same food, just call it a different name.
Sunday was a full day of church. Stan spoke on Nehemiah in the morning. For the evening time, Chris led us all in a prayer time for each other and different aspects of ministries. It was a lovely time. Afterwards, some of the guys came over for viewing FLYWHEEL. Very good film if you haven' t seen it (JILL, you need to get this!). It's the same church that did Facing the Giants and Fireproof.
Monday morning we departed from the house about 9:30 to catch a train up north. As per our normal schedule of events, we did encounter a bit of a delay and changeup. But hey, we're on vacation, so we just go with the flow. The train service was not fully operational so we had to catch a different one, which put us at the track at the moment the train departed the station. So we caught a later train...and then eventually got to the bus station to get to our hotel. We are obviously not from around here as the locals said it was but a short walk...We calculate that it was about 2 miles. (Dad's feet say it was further.) The location is very nice, if you're into nature and that is where we are. :-)
Ok, by this time are you asking where the photos are? Yes, Howie, where are the photos? Well, I left the cord at the house, so I can't upload any photos tonight. I guess you will have to check back. Of course, if you need to "mentally visualize" something, picture a state park in the fall. The ducks are a lovely soundtrack for our evening sleep. (It's a little warm in our room so we have the windows open & it's a bit brisk.) The view out our room is the pond. It should be interesting to get a good look in the morning.
Hope your day is well. Reporting on location, L8R, G8R, ~Howie
No, not the truck. :-) But a snow storm! That's where I live, Minne-snow-ta!!! We are supposed to get 6-8 inches today. My truck was white within the 10 minutes I stopped at the Post office. Maybe I did send the snow over to England to greet us and then brought it back to MN this week. Hmmm...something to consider. No, I don't want to take credit for anything. :-) Or to get blamed for anything either. hee hee hee
came over and they took Dad & I to Dunstable Downs. Today was a gorgeous sunny and windy day. It was lovely for the hang gliders & kites. I even flew a kite, but the blokes refused to fly my butterfly. They told me if I had purchased the pirate one they might have tried it, but they also were afraid to be seen by someone they knew.
Stan made us a Christmas dinner: turkey, broasted potatoes, veggies, yorkshire pudding, sausage stuffing, Irish sausages, cranberry sauce and Christmas pudd for dessert.
Friday was a bit slower. I had arranged a mini card making party for a few of the ladies from church. We made 6 lovely cards.
L8R, G8R, ~Howie
Hiya, I guess I forgot to write about the end of the day. Youth group is Friday night 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the school. It is called JUICE. Jesus Under Investigation Care 2 Enter? We had the "normal" crowd out, maybe shy a couple individuals. The time starts out with some games/activities: we played uni-hock. New name to me, what I know it as is floor hockey. 
